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Book Club - PORTLAND: THE OTHER JAMAICA
Cinema Scene Musical Notes - Karamanti Recipe Corner - Callaoo
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Editor’s Note
Multiple streams of income is no longer an option, it is a necessity. Entrepreneur must be a way of life for islanders and diasporans. No longer are companies hiring for 40 years. Flexibility is the new paradigm in the working world. In today’s
working world many companies are only employing part time or contracting the work. This edition will provide some guidelines on how to employ yourself when no one else will give you a job. Janice K. Maxwell
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Though the Reggae/Dancehall industry is dominated by men, Karamanti stands as a strong black woman, (in her home town of Kingston, Jamaica) raining showers of conscious lyrics to a generation far from reality. Karamanti have been creating music since she was eight years old. Falling in love first with rap (or hiphop), then embracing Dancehall and now passionate about Reggae. Although she has been making music for most of her life, she only began to pursue it as a career in 2011. This commitment came through encouragement from others who heard her music and convinced her to take the necessary steps to ensure that others hear it as well. Though she is regarded as a reality artist, Karamanti has no problems stepping outside her box from time to time and engaging listeners in what she refers to as pure entertaining rhetoric. This is what she did on her single “don’t it” which was produced by Red Boom from Hard at Work Music, a Jamaica based record label. The track exposed her to a different audience who overwhelmingly insisted on a video, which was produced and released to TV in May 2012. Karamanti spent the month of July/2012 engaged in a nationwide media tour which had her performing and/or being interviewed on all the major entertainment radio and TV programs in Jamaica. That media tour was followed up with a Canadian tour which saw her hitting the stage on major events such as the Montreal Reggae Festival and the Toronto Rasta Festival. After returning to Jamaica, Karamanti learnt that another single she had recorded for Food Palace Music (owned by Pharfar in Denmark) months earlier, was now released and had gained traction. The song, which is called “read”, began to get heavy radio rotation and had even entered a few charts. One of which was the Top Ten Conscious Chart which airs on Jamaica’s Roots FM. “Read” was the number one song for the week of November 2nd2012. The song also captured the attention of one of thebiggest promoters in Sweden who eventually booked Karamanti for her first European tour which occurred from April to June 2013. Karamanti had shows in Gothenburg and Stockholm as well as Aarhus and Copenhagen in Denmark. Prior to leaving Jamaica, Karamanti worked ceaselessly on her first studio album which was digitally released on April 25th, 2013.The album is called Dancehall Retaliates and it addresses some of the negative stereotypes about Dancehall music, culture and lifestyle. The project features production from two of Jamaica’s most sought after young producers; Ricardo “Red Boom” Reid and Shamarie “Digital Sham” Bogle. Dancehall Retaliates is available on all major online music stores and has been getting good reviews from both the public and the media. 9
INGREDIENTS:
Process:
4 cups of firmly packed chopped cover the callaloo
Inspect callaloo and remove any debris, old leaves, or hard stalk, etc. Rinse in a large pot of cold water. Discard the water then add enough cold water to rinse the callaloo in another pot of cold water. Remove the callaloo and chop in 3/4 inch pieces in a slanted motion. In a large pot add the 2 tablespoon oil and 1/8 to 1/4 cup water. Put four cups of firmly packed chopped callaloo on top. Add the remaining seasonings on top of the callaloo. Put a lid on the pot. Place on a medium flame and cook for roughly ten minutes or until pieces of the callaloo stalks are tender. The callaloo must stay green. Any discoloration towards brown means the callaloo is being overcooked. Serves: 4
1 medium-sized onion chopped 1 medium-sized well ripened tomato 1 large clove garlic, chopped 1/3 skin of a scotch bonnet pepper finely chopped 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves 1/8 teaspoon salt (optional)
1 table spoon cooking oil 1 table spoon butter or margarine
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